East Oakland: Teen boy found fatally shot in vehicle

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An Oakland police officer investigates the scene of the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy Dec. 16 on Hillside Street. Sixteen killings in December pushed the city’s total for the year to 85, two more than in 2015. File photo

The shooting happened around 5:36 p.m. in the 8800 block of Hillside Street, authorities said. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter call and found the teen dead inside the vehicle, a large crowd gathered at the scene.

Police said only that the victim was 17, but a poster on the Oakland Homicide Victims Facebook page who claimed to be related to the boy said he was 16.

No suspect information was available and no motive has been identified.

The killing marks the 79th homicide investigated by Oakland police this year.

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Oakland police at 510-238-3821.

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Evidence markers are photographed at the scene of an apparent fatal shooting at 88th Avenue and Hillside Street in Oakland, Calif., on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

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